- Sierra High School
- Math
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Math Department
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Probability & Statistics
Offered to grades 10-12. This course is designed to acquaint the student with elementary techniques used in statistical methods.
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AP Statistics
Offered to grades 11-12. This course is an in-depth study of statistics for the highly motivated student. Its purpose will be to introduce the students to the major concepts and tools for collecting, analyzing, and drawing conclusions for data.
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Geometry
Offered to grades 9-12. This course covers algebra, graphing, ratios, properties of plane figures, problem solving, spatial visualization, conjecture, and explanation.
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Algebra I/Robotics
Offered to grades 9-12. This course guides students through topics in Algebra I while simultaneously teaching student programming and computational thinking.
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Pre-Calculus
Offered to grades 10-12. This course comprises the algebras of real numbers, vectors, complex numbers, and polynomials; analytic geometry-based on vector algebra; polynomial, exponential, and logarithmic functions; the circular functions and trigonometry; and elementary probability functions.
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AP Calculus /AB
Offered to grades 11-12. This course is a study of the calculus of the elementary functions: polynomial, circular, logarithmic, and exponential.
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AP Calculus/BC
Offered to grades 11-12. This course is a study of the calculus of infinite series, plane curves, parameterization, polar coordinates, vectors and analytic geometry, vectors in space, vector valued functions and motion in space.
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Algebra A
Offered to grades 9-12. Topics include solving linear equations and inqualities, graphing, and writing linear functions and solving systems of linear equations.
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Algebra B
Offered to grades 9-12. Topics include exponential functions and sequences, polynomial equations and factoring, graphing quadric functions, solving quadric equations, radical functions and equations, and data analysis and displays.
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Algebra I
Offered to grades 9-12. Topics include properties of real numbers; linear equations and their graphs; relations and functions; solving and graphing equations and inequalities including those involving absolute value.
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Algebra II
Offered to grades 9-12. Key ideas of this course are: writing algebraic expressions to represent problems described in words, given as diagrams or based on data; understanding the relationships among equations, graphs, and solutions to equations; and knowing how and when to use algebraic or approximate methods to solve a variety of equations; and combinations of equations or inequalities.
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Math Honor Cords (Red) Requirements:
- 6 semesters of "A" work* without a "U"
- 2 Math teacher recommendations
*includes minimum of 1st semester Pre-Calculus and 3.75 GPA within department courses and no "C's" (except in Calculus AB/BC or AP Stats